INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ACT 1974

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART I--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title of Principal Act  
• 2 Commencement  
• 2A Territories  
• 2B Act binds the Crown  
• 2C Carriage of goods by sea  
• 2D Objects of this Act  

PART II--ENFORCEMENT--OF FOREIGN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS AND AWARDS

• 3 Interpretation  
• 7 Enforcement of foreign arbitration agreements  
• 8 Recognition of foreign awards  
• 9 Evidence of awards and arbitration agreements  
• 10 Evidence relating to Convention  
• 10A Delegation by Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Department  
• 12 Effect of this Part on other laws  
• 13 Judiciary Act  
• 14 Application of Part  

PART III--INTERNATIONAL--COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

Division 1--Preliminary

• 15 Interpretation  

Division 2--Model Law

• 16 Model Law to have force of law  
• 17 Interpretation of Model Law--use of extrinsic material  
• 18 Courts and authorities in the Model Law  
• 18A Article 12--justifiable doubts as to the impartiality or independence of an arbitrator  
• 18B Article 17B--preliminary orders  
• 18C Article 18--reasonable opportunity to present case  
• 19 Articles 17I, 34 and 36 of Model Law--public policy  
• 20 Chapter VIII of Model Law not to apply in certain cases  
• 21 Model Law covers the field  

Division 3--Additional provisions

• 22 Application of additional provisions  
• 22A Interpretation  
• 23 Parties may obtain subpoenas  
• 23A Failure to assist arbitral tribunal  
• 23B Default by party to an arbitration agreement  
• 23C Disclosure of confidential information  
• 23D Circumstances in which confidential information may be disclosed  
• 23E Arbitral tribunal may allow disclosure in certain circumstances  
• 23F Court may prohibit disclosure in certain circumstances  
• 23G Court may allow disclosure in certain circumstances  
• 23H Death of a party to an arbitration agreement  
• 23J Evidence  
• 23K Security for costs  
• 24 Consolidation of arbitral proceedings  
• 25 Interest up to making of award  
• 26 Interest on debt under award  
• 27 Costs  

Division 4--Miscellaneous

• 28 Immunity  
• 29 Representation in proceedings  
• 30A Severability  

PART IV--APPLICATION--OF THE CONVENTION ON THE SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES BETWEEN STATES AND NATIONALS OF OTHER STATES

Division 1--Preliminary

• 31 Interpretation  

Division 2--Investment Convention

• 32 Application of Investment Convention to Australia  
• 33 Award is binding  
• 34 Investment Convention awards to prevail over other laws  
• 35 Recognition of awards  

Division 3--Miscellaneous

• 36 Evidence relating to Investment Convention  
• 37 Representation in proceedings  
• 38 Judiciary Act  

PART V--GENERAL--MATTERS

• 39 Matters to which court must have regard  
• 40 Regulations  
• SCHEDULE 1 United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
• SCHEDULE 2 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (As adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21 June 1985, and as amended by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 7 July 2006)
• SCHEDULE 3 Convention